Speaking to reporters after the German cement maker released its Q2 2014 results, Scheifele said he expected the sale of the building products business to be concluded swiftly because the potential buyers are private equity funds, not industrial buyers, and therefore there would be no cartel issues weighing on the deal.
He said HeidelbergCement would look at the assets to be sold by
Scheifele said the company has "sufficient" financial resources to fund any acquisition of assets to be divested by Lafarge and Holcim but that it would be too early for now to talk about any potential capital measures to bolster its financial flexibility.
